About block 938,686
Bitcoin block 938,686 was mined by ViaBTC on February 28, 2026 at 7:40 AM UTC, 2 min 26 s after block 938,685. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 537 transactions in 0.43 MB (24.2% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0056 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1306 BTC for this block.
Block 938,686 is number 1,247 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 769 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 111,314 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. ViaBTC found 92 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 37,216 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.